Related:new polling shows two red state dems, Mary Landrieu and Kay Hagan, seeing their poll numbers rise after voting for expanding
background checks, while Democratic Alaska Senator Mark Begich saw his numbers
drop after voting no. Clearly, there's not a lot of risk in casting the
pro-check vote here, since even conservative voters support strengthening
enforcement. But there is a cost in voting no. If the vote comes up again, the soft-on-crime
gun lobby can expect a few defectors.

A Quinnipiac poll finds that 2016 looks good for Hillary
Clinton. If she decides not to run, then things look good for Joe
Biden.

While we’re on the subject of VP Joe, he endorsed home rule
for DC today, saying "there should be two senators from the state of D.C." There’s a
little grammatical error there, but it’s hard to argue with the sentiment. After
all, aren’t we supposed to be opposed to taxation without
representation?